Sample case



Patented @et 28, i924.

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ABRAHAME. DoBnIN, orsAN rnAno1sco,-oALrFoRNIA.

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Application fledrctober 22, 1923. Sera1'No.6r7,77.-/

To all whom t may concern.' Y l l, 1

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM E. DoBRiN, a citizen of the United States, residingmin the .city and county of San Francisco and 5 State of California, .have inventedv a new and useful Improvement in a Sample Case, of which the following is `a speciiication.

My invention relates to improvementsin sample cases for the carrying and display of merchandise by salesmen, and particularly for sample cases for candy: and food prod-.yy

ucts vof various kinds wherein it yis necessary that the product be held firmly in 'position and fully enclosed to protect the product from dirt, moisture, and the like.V

The primary object of my invention to provide an improved sample case for the.y

carrying and display of samples. f

Another object is to provide an improved device which will effectively protect the;

samples and which will at the same time afford an attractive display.. 4

A further object is to provide an improved device wherein samples of perishable or easily damaged mechandise maybe firmly A still further object is to provide a, device o of improved construction whichiy -may be manufactured at low cost and which will combine strength and durabilitywith attractiveness and convenience.

I yaccomplish these and other objects by. means of the device disclosed in the draw! ings forming a part of the present speciica"-' tion wherein like characters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughout said yspecification and drawings :and in which, f a

F ig. l is a perspectiveview of myima proved sample case in a partiallyopened position. v

Fig. 2 is` atransverse"sectionlof the case f y Y y l jtoaccommodatethe .product to be displayed.

in Vthe closed position.

one of the sample compartments, and i F ig. 3 isran enlarged transverse'sectionfof li'giney is a similar'section showing a modif i* i'iedconstruction of the cover and securing means. Vi Y f y.

The @Qllvenience Wth-vhhfsamples, may be; packed and-.carried and the effectiveness withwhichthesamples maybe displayed is, asisl well f known', of paramount `importance, tosalesmen and Tothers carryingsamples for display. Thisis particularly trueoffood products andproducts of fragile or easily be "taken to avoi'dl deterioration .and damage..

damaged Vcharacter as'y particular f care Wmust` o My present rinvention is therefore directed 5to a..casmwliiclij'will afford,v both convenience and effectivenessofdisplay5and alsoA will afford) `efiicient l protection to the product. 1 The sample `case herein :illustrated and` described l is4 designed yparticularly' for samples of. candy, whichproduct .has been selected for vpurpose ofl illustration as beingone of'l the mostL difficult products tok protect/fand?.'ef-KV fectivelydisplay. f

Referring to `the drawings;

the numeral I Y isfused to designate in,` general' the bottom.'Y

portion of `ak'casepro'vided withfa top portion 2 lhingedlyy connected `Vthereto `by suitabley Y hinges as-ati. 'The .top and bottomfportions are providedk with oppositely beveled edges arranged to moveyintoA proximate relation as ate when lmoved to the closed positionV as shown inlig. 2 yof the drawings; Suitable clasps 6y arepvmounted upon ythe edges *ops-yy positethe hinges 3 yfor holding; the ltop and `bottom portionsgin .clos/ed position, and a V Y 90 handle 7 is preferably provided for kcarrying the case. y 4. -Y t v vBacking elements 8 are'secured within the back of both kthe top and bottom portions, said elements Shaving aperturesl ll'oformed therein-fr *When .the yelements are 'in position the inner ends of, theapertures are closed the top and form :recessesz in the backV of and bottom portions 1 and y2.1.3 v

Transparent covers 12'are mounted over recess11. The Ycovers are made cup shaped and are., inverted 'over thek recesses 4to `form compartments arranged toj receive samples '1350i' the;I product to `be?v `displayed which in thepresentcase are-various` kinds of candies.`

The `edges o offtlie pcoversialQ Lengage 4the back:` l

ingelements around' the edges the recesses, thefdepthbf they covers" being suificientk gage the covers and hold them in place over their respectivexrecesses. Thesecuring elements consist pre' e'rably of pins pivotally mounted upon the backing element and ha-ving hooked ends lltir-.adaptedto be turned to extend over the edges of the covers whereby the covers Will be clamped tightly against the backing elements andkheld in position regardless of the positionin which the case is placed. The top and bottom portions are made? of adepth suicient to afford a slight clearance betvveenthe covers V12 When the case is closed., y n

Themtopfandbottom portions 1 and v2 are bot ""-lined-wvithf fabrioor other suitable matei adaptedtofmal're an attractive background for the-"product displayed, the lining beinglitted iiitdrecesses to :li-'ne the inner surface thereof.'- The outer surface of the case may of course be covered or finished in anymanner' suitable to the requirements of a cas ofthe'character 'in hand. p

`operation;"the samples to be displayed arefsecured'within therecesses and the cov. ersflQ `placed thereover and securedby means l,

o 'the'seciiringelement 14. ln the case of samples of candies, a plurality of pieces of feietvarieties of candy being placed in each.

eachA mairieyt'y ofcandy are'glued or otherwise sec red-iipo'n thel bottoni ofeach recess,.d1f

offthe`reces'ses`,fand varranged inl an artistic manner to maire an ,attractive'display WV hen the 'o`vr'ar'sf 1"2`- are vn'o'vv A applied, r the edges of tlie'cvers are held firmly against the lining ofthe case so Vas to'eXclude moisture, dust and alll'for'eign material'. A considerable space islpresentabove the level of Ithefbacling elemerits 8" so that samples may extend well abovefthe surface of *thev portions 1 and 2 and thus 'bef displayed 'to best advantage. The samples 'being secured firmly within the compartments formedy by the recesses and covers are; 'efli'ectively.A protected 4from injury by con-v tact' ivith" eaclizlotheror with external objects',v andthe Iexclusion of moisture and dust retardsdeterioration so that the samples needjbe replacedz only at comparatively long intervals* The covers 12 are each independently'removable so vthat should it he'desired to climge"the samples in oneor more of the compartments' the `particular cover may be removed t`o give access to they particular sampe Without disturbing the remaining samp es. Y

vThe compartments mayy of course be made ofaiiy desired size, and the number varied inN accordance with thesize of the casegand the "number,ofi-samples it is desired to dis- In the form shown inthe drawing l havey shovvn a case arranged to display ing engaged. bfy recessesformed in the, backing elements 8 and held in position by straps 17 or other suitablel securing means.

ln YEig. el lv have illustrated a slightly vmodified form of the sample compartments vvhereintne recesses are:` provided with re `relation and protected from injury, as above explained,- thel lining being removable yto facilitate the changing vof samplesV Yvvhen necessary. rlhe linings-18 may be Vmade of, any design so as toyadd attractiveness to the display..k Y

While lV have shown what 'l consider to be the preferred Aembodiment of my'invention as applied in its chief field of utility7 the device is' of course. subject to modification in Vmany Ways Without departing from l the spirit :of my invention. l therefore desire toVIA avail myself v'of all imodifications Which may fally Within thevsc'ope of the appended claims. x Having thus described myV invention What l claim as new'and desire to secure by Let# ters Patent is, i

15A sample'case comprising a pair-of hingedly connected top and bottom portions each having a plurality of recesses formed in the back thereof; cup. shaped transparent coversmounted over eachrecess, said `covers beingjinverted over'the recesses to form compartment therewith adapted to receive samplesV ofi substance to be displayed gf and means detachablyl engaging the covers for holding the same in position. Y'

E2.. A sample case comprising top and bot-l tom portions hingedly connected along one edgethereof and havingl a pluralityof recesses formed in the backs of said top andV bottom portions; cup shaped transparent covers mounted over Veachrecessa said covers being inverted -to cover tlfierecesses to form Y compartments Atherewith adapted to receive samples of f substancesV Vto be displayed; Aand securing elements pivotally mounted adjacent the recesses to detachably engage'zthecovers thereof .for .holding said covers in position and to permit thepindependently removal thereoi'lA ,Y

3. A samplecase comprisingctopand bottom portions hingedly connected alongnne edge thereofpthe` backs of, saidtop and bottom portions being heldi in` spacedlrelation Wlienfthe portions arel n iovedtoy closed relation, 'said backs havingv a .plurality 'of re- 1,513,163 Y t 'B cesses formed therein; shaped transpared to detachab'ly engage the covers to hold ent covers mounted over each recess, sald they same firmly in position and to 'permit covers being,- inverted over the recesses to the independently'removal of said covers. 10

Y form compartments therewith ada ted to re- In Vvv'itness lwhereof I'hereunto set my sig- Y@ ceive samples of substance to be lsplayed; nature., fr Y e and pins pivotally mounted' adjacent each n cover and provided with hooked ends adapt- Y l ABRAHAM E. DOBRIN.y 

